22 Year old Man in Tennessee Faces Multiple Charges from Huffing and Driving

Via Johnson City Press in Tennessee:

This past week a 22 year old man  was arrested for huffing and driving in Tennessee. The driver passed out behind the wheel, causing him to hit a guard rail and injure one of his passengers. Two children were also in the backseat of the car at the time of the accident, but were fortunately unharmed. The driver faces multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, failure to take due care, violation of the financial responsibility law, and driving while under the influence/ child endangerment.

Reckless Driving: Huffing While Driving in NY

Via North Country Now in New York:

A 35 year old man was charged with “driving and possession of toxic vapors” after an incident last Tuesday. The article notes “state law considers unlawful possession of inhalants and glues containing a solvent which releases toxic vapors used in “huffing,” or intoxication with the vapors, to be a violation.”

Driver Faces 8-Year Prison Sentence

From The Daily Item in Sunbury, PA

A 22-year-old Pennsylvania woman plead guilty to charges of vehicular homicide last week, and could face up to eight years in prison for her involvement in a car crash that killed her passenger and severely injured another motorist. The driver, who admitted to “huffing” computer duster prior to the accident later “told paramedics that she had done ‘something stupid’ while driving- inhaling duster.” Local police officers confiscated four cans of computer dust remover from the suspect's car shortly after the collision.

In court last week, the suspect plead guilty to homicide by motor vehicle, use of illegal solvents, two counts of driving on the wrong side of the road, and a seat belt violation in connection to the January 2009 accident. Official sentencing is set for mid-November.